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Ireland's examinership process provides a unique corporate rescue mechanism for international restructuring, offering automatic EU recognition, worldwide creditor moratorium, and cross-class cram down capabilities. This comprehensive guide examines how non-Irish companies can leverage examinership for complex cross-border restructurings, featuring case studies of major transactions including Norwegian Air, Mallinckrodt plc, and Weatherford, with comparative analysis against UK and US restructuring framework

The EU Insolvency Harmonisation Directive introduces sweeping changes to insolvency frameworks across Member States, establishing minimum standards in five critical areas including directors' duties to file, avoidance actions, and pre-pack procedures.

A key new directive harmonising certain aspects of insolvency law was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 1 April 2026.

In our previous article, When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Navigating the Legal Crossroads, we explored the tension between arbitration clauses and insolvency proceedings, discussing the Privy Council's...

Addressed to national competent authorities such as the Central Bank of Ireland, the Opinion's stated objective is to provide guidance on existing insurance sectoral legislation as both...

Irish High Court recognises Northern Irish insolvency proceedings, applying common law principles under its inherent jurisdiction.